Dear Sir/ Madam,
I am a Permanent Resident of Canada from past 1.5 yrs, working as a Technical Analyst with a IT company. I met a very special person who lives in California, LA and is a green card holder. We fell in love and now wanna get married. It was later we realized that he cannot sponsor me, and like it would take us 3-5 yrs to be together if I have to live with him in USA.
He will be eligible to sponsor for his citizenship in Aug-Sep 2004.
My questions:-
1. When he applies for his citizenship, can he apply for my paper work too, as a spouse or does he have to wait until he becomes a citizen.?
2. I have 5 yrs multiple entry US visa, if I decided to come and live with him in USA for a period of 1 yr or more , will the US Immigration object this. Are they gonna let me stay for that long?
3. Later once he gets his citizenship, we will then legally get married and he can apply for my paper work too.
In the meantime , I plan to visit canada on a regular basis as I also want to keep my Canadian Residency too.
Please help us. How do we approach this issue.
Thanks.
Sumita Sachdeva
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"bebee Kudee"
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posted on: 07-08-03 19:25:32
You should consult a US Immigration Lawyer. I do not wish to give advice on USA laws.
Good luck!
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Massood Joomratty, LLB(Hons), LLM
http://www.passportcanada.com" target="_blank">Your Canadian Immigration Lawyer
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1. When he applies for his citizenship, can he apply for my paper work too, as a spouse or does he have to wait until he becomes a citizen.?
Ask this question at any USA immigration boards.
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2. I have 5 yrs multiple entry US visa, if I decided to come and live with him in USA for a period of 1 yr or more , will the US Immigration object this. Are they gonna let me stay for that long?
5 yrs visa is not for staying there. When you enter US, you need to fill the I-94 card then border immigration officer will decided for how many you can stay (at the max 6 months).
If you want stay more than time they gave on the I-94, then obviously you have to extend the I-94. But the extension granted only 3 more months (that too you have to pay $100+)
If you don't extend the I-94 then you are screwing your future in USA.
There is new forum opened for USA related questions. It's called "USA and Other countries"
